By Patrick Obia Young Chartered Accountant, Stephen Bassey Offor diagnosed with kidney enlargement is seeking all well-meaning Cross Riverians and Nigerians financial assistance. 30 years old Stephen who hails from Epenti, Ekori in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, had just finished his Chartered Account Examination and had cleared all his papers with
TOPIC Sickle Cell And Public Health Care: Between Knowledge, Rights, And Reality. INTRODUCTION Sickle cell anemia is a medical term that refers to a group of disorders that cause a change in the shape of red blood cells and their subsequent breakdown. Also called Sickle cell disease, it is inherited and is the contortion of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has flagged off the 2023 free Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) mass distribution campaign and the first round of Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW) in Calabar. The campaign is held twice a year – May/June and November/December is aimed to reduce child
By Dayo Oyewo, Punch Newspaper Nigerians have been advised to stop consuming hides (ponmo), smoked meat, and bush meat due to the outbreak of anthrax in some neighboring countries. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development gave the caution on Monday in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and
By Sylvia Akpan The University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has received a 50KW Solar Hybrid System from a delegation from the South-South geopolitical zone of Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The delegation was led by Mrs. Catherine Ajubike who is a board member and a representative of the South-South geopolitical zone of REA. The purpose
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Commissioner for Health in Cross River State, Dr. Janet Ekpenyong has confirmed that the state has 2.79 million Insecticide Treated Nets, ITN, ready for distribution to households in the State. She said they are deploying 13,570 persons, including ad-hoc and health personnel to volunteer in the sensitization and distribution of
By Mary Bassey Following the 21 days quit notice issued to Tulsi Chanrai Foundation by the Cross River State Government, the foundation has appealed to the governor-elect, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu to intervene. In a letter obtained by CrossRiverWatch with a reference number MLH/ED/42/VOL1, signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Shravan Kasam, and routed through
By Lara Adejoro, Punch Newspaper Lara Adejoro reports the latest development, including experts’ opinions on the Indomie Special Chicken Flavour cancer scare The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Nigeria has followed up on the ongoing investigations of the ‘Special Chicken Flavour’ Indomie Instant Noodles which the Malaysian and Taiwan governments